Chapter 23

Cheng Lingxue’s body had already gone weak because of the other party’s pheromones. Add to that the scorching breath against her neck and the trembling numbness brought by the licking, and she felt as though she was about to lose control.

The hand pushing against Xie Shuyun became powerless. Instead, it seemed more like the gentle caress of lovers flirting with each other. Her slightly trembling hand slid down and gripped Xie Shuyun’s clothes. Cheng Lingxue’s cold voice became hoarse.

“Xie Shuyun… Xie Shuyun, do you know what you’re doing?”

“You smell so good… I like it…”

Xie Shuyun’s muffled, unclear words sounded against her shoulder.

This familiar feeling had become completely different because of the pheromone outburst. Cheng Lingxue gritted her teeth and wanted to quietly knock Xie Shuyun unconscious.

Her hand had just formed a knife-like shape when hurried footsteps came over. Qin Yu ran in carrying a box, making Cheng Lingxue’s movement pause. Her palm curled into a fist instead. She lowered her eyes slightly and watched Qin Yu come to her side to pull away Xie Shuyun, this huge koala.

When she was pulled away, Xie Shuyun was clearly very unwilling. Her hands desperately hugged Cheng Lingxue, as if Cheng Lingxue were a life-saving straw. She had no intention of letting go at all.

Only after Qin Yu signaled several alpha bodyguards to come forward ​read the original at bailiantales.com​and pry her away was Cheng Lingxue finally able to break free.

Qin Yu quickly opened the box and gave Xie Shuyun an injection in the arm. Only then did Xie Shuyun’s struggling movements slowly calm down.

Seeing this, Qin Yu let out a breath of relief. She slightly tidied the clothes that had been messed up by Xie Shuyun’s struggling just now, then gave Cheng Lingxue an apologetic smile.

“I’m sorry, Miss Cheng. Eldest Miss didn’t do that on purpose. Her rut was originally supposed to come in more than a week. It may have been brought forward because of this fever. Please don’t be angry.”

“I’m fine.”

Cheng Lingxue shook her head and reached up to brush aside her slightly messy hair.

Her clothes were a little wrinkled, and there were red marks on her neck and arms from where Xie Shuyun had held her without knowing her own strength. It actually gave the cold young girl a messy beauty that made people want to ruin her.

Aside from Qin Yu, none of the bodyguards dared to look.

After all, judging from Eldest Miss’s actions just now, this person might become their future young madam.

“…Wu…”

Xie Shuyun, who had collapsed into Qin Yu’s arms, let out a faint muffled sound, attracting both their gazes.

The girl raised her head blankly and looked down at her own disheveled clothes. Then she looked around in confusion, not understanding how she had become like this, or why she seemed to have fallen over.

“What am I…”

Xie Shuyun’s gaze landed on Cheng Lingxue. She had just been about to speak, but when she saw the other girl’s miserable state, she suddenly stopped.

As if recalling something, Xie Shuyun’s expression went from red to blue, then finally turned white. Even her fingertips trembled slightly.

How much Xie Shuyun wished that this memory were only a dream.

But when she saw the alpha bodyguards frowning slightly and keeping a bit of distance from her, she felt as if she had been struck by lightning on a clear day.

She was finished.

She had actually entered her rut and even touched Cheng Lingxue recklessly.

This was the rhythm of having her gland dug out!

Thinking this, Xie Shuyun felt that her slightly sore and swollen neck had started to ache. Her face became even paler. She quickly jumped up and, with a flash, cowardly hid behind Qin Yu. She did not even dare show her head. She only dared to raise her hand over Qin Yu’s shoulder and shout in a muffled voice,

“Sorry! I absolutely didn’t do it on purpose. I swear!”

Cheng Lingxue, who had never expected the other party to react like this and treat her as if she were some kind of terrifying monster: …

Qin Yu, who had not expected Eldest Miss to be this cowardly and felt embarrassed: forced smile.jpg

The group of bodyguards: Who am I? Where am I?

As if she also realized that her own behavior was embarrassing, Xie Shuyun walked out from behind Qin Yu. However, she still kept a long distance from Cheng Lingxue. She gave a dry cough and said,

“It’s already very late. Let’s hurry back. We still have class tomorrow morning…”

Before she could finish speaking, Qin Yu beside her interrupted.

“Eldest Miss, because you two ran out so late, the Family Head already knows about this matter. However, she also understands the reason. With Eldest Miss’s current physical condition, you are not allowed to go to school either, so she asked me to request a day off for both of you. Please rest assured.”

Because of Qin Yu’s words, Xie Shuyun’s mouth parted slightly, and she was unable to continue. In the end, she could only dryly say,

“Do you still have anything else to handle? If not, should we go back first? Do you need to leave a few bodyguards here to watch over the place, in case something like this happens again?”

As she spoke, Xie Shuyun worriedly glanced at the three betas standing in the corner. They were all middle-aged women and had basically no combat strength.

“No need… I’ll arrange it myself when the time comes.”

Cheng Lingxue shook her head. After a moment of silence, she added one more sentence but did not continue explaining. Instead, she turned and walked toward the door.

This made Xie Shuyun subconsciously ask,

“Eh, where are you going?”

“Aren’t we going back?”

Cheng Lingxue paused, turning her head slightly. She seemed speechless at Xie Shuyun’s question.

“Oh, oh!”

Xie Shuyun happily stepped forward a few steps. She had originally wanted to walk to Cheng Lingxue’s side, but remembering that the situation was special, she quickly retreated several steps.

“You first, you first.”

Keeping distance from Cheng Lingxue made her heart inexplicably feel stifled. In the end, Cheng Lingxue turned her head back and threw this unreasonable stray thought out of her mind.

When they reached outside, the driver opened the door. Cheng Lingxue lowered her head slightly and sat steadily in the car. Through the car window, she watched Xie Shuyun walk around to the other side.

But Xie Shuyun did not stop at the door beside her.

That action made Cheng Lingxue’s pupils shrink slightly.

Xie Shuyun got into the front passenger seat, fastened [bailiantales.com]her seat belt, then smiled cheerfully at Cheng Lingxue.

“If the pheromone smell on me still makes you uncomfortable, I can go ride in another car.”

Cheng Lingxue curled her fingers, turned her face away, leaned against the seat, and closed her eyes. She no longer wanted to look at Xie Shuyun’s face.

Seeing Cheng Lingxue’s action, Xie Shuyun thought the other girl was tired. She quickly shut her mouth. After thinking for a moment, she even raised the partitions on both sides, giving Cheng Lingxue an absolutely quiet space.

She did not notice that at the moment the partition rose, Cheng Lingxue glanced at her, an unreadable emotion flashing through her eyes.

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Although she had gone to sleep late yesterday and had entered her rut, after sleeping until noon and receiving another inhibitor shot, Xie Shuyun instantly became lively again. She felt as though her whole body had come back to life.

If Qin Yu had not strongly stopped her, she would have gone to the gym and run ten kilometers to express her joy at her body recovering.

Unfortunately, Qin Yu strictly forbade it. She could only settle for the next best thing and request to accompany Cheng Lingxue to the police station to give her statement.

After much pestering, Xie Shuyun was finally allowed to go out. This made her very happy.

Watching Cheng Lingxue and the police captain sit face to face, discussing everything that had happened yesterday, Xie Shuyun lightly poked Qin Yu and silently mouthed,

Cover for me.

Although Qin Yu did not know what Eldest Miss wanted to do, she still shifted her steps and used her body to block Xie Shuyun as she secretly slipped out. Then she used her gaze to signal a few bodyguards to follow before continuing to accompany Cheng Lingxue through the questioning.

Xie Shuyun found a police officer and asked her to bring her to the station chief. Then, somewhat embarrassedly, she brought up her request.

The station chief was a middle-aged female alpha. At first, when she heard that the Xie family’s daughter wanted to see her, she thought it would be some unreasonable demand. She had not expected it to be such a small matter.

However, the things Xie Shuyun wanted still involved the risk of personal information, so the station chief cautiously asked,

“Has Miss Xie informed the person involved about this matter?”

“This…”

Embarrassment appeared on Xie Shuyun’s face. She scratched her head in distress. In the end, she pressed her palms together and bowed toward the station chief.

“I didn’t tell her. It’s… it’s kind of a surprise for her. I promise there absolutely won’t be any problem. Really…”

After chattering for quite a while, Xie Shuyun finally returned to the room from earlier with her hands in her pockets, her eyes full of joy and her expression brimming with satisfaction.

Perfect timing. Things on Cheng Lingxue’s side had also entered the final stage.

“Thank you for your cooperation, Miss Cheng. What you said, including the recording, damaged property, and other aspects, is all quite sufficient. The police will seek justice for you. If I may ask, does Miss Cheng intend to pursue legal procedures?”

The police captain closed the notebook and confirmed with Cheng Lingxue.

“That will have to wait until my… second uncle wakes up before deciding.”

“I understand. When Mr. Cheng wakes up, someone will notify Miss Cheng. As for your cousin, Miss Cheng Mengmeng…”

A troubled expression appeared on the police captain’s face. But seeing that Cheng Lingxue’s face showed nothing unusual, she continued.

“She has no intention of going to the hospital to visit Mr. Cheng. She has only been [bailiantales.com]crying and shouting nonstop. To prevent her from disturbing nearby residents, we have arranged for her to stay in a single soundproof room.”

“As long as she is unharmed, that is enough.”

Cheng Lingxue nodded and exchanged a few more words with the police captain before turning around and coming to Qin Yu.

Her gaze landed on Xie Shuyun, who had already automatically retreated several steps away but whose lips were curved slightly, unable to hide her happiness. Cheng Lingxue could not help raising a brow.

“You’re very happy?”

“Mm? Ah? I guess I’m in a pretty good mood. I got what I wanted.”

A mysterious smile hung on Xie Shuyun’s face.

Seeing that she had no intention of continuing, Cheng Lingxue also extinguished her curiosity. The group did not go anywhere else and returned directly to the Xie residence.

As soon as they returned home, Cheng Lingxue felt a figure rush past her.

Xie Shuyun, who had always walked behind her in the past, actually rushed past her first. Her speed was so [unauthorized copy]fast that Cheng Lingxue’s hair and skirt fluttered forward slightly.

Brushing down a strand of hair that had hooked onto the corner of her lips, Cheng Lingxue watched Xie Shuyun thud upstairs, her eyes dark and difficult to read.

At this moment, her phone rang.

Taking out her phone, she saw three characters clearly appear on the screen.

Cheng Wenhao.

Her gaze swept around. After confirming there was no one nearby, Cheng Lingxue quickly came to a corner and answered the call.

A anxious, slightly breathless, yet still magnetic and pleasant male voice came through, as if he were hurrying somewhere.

“Lingxue, are you alright?”

“…Third Uncle… I’m fine. The matter has been settled for now. We shouldn’t make a move for the time being. But I’ll have to trouble Third Uncle to choose a few trustworthy bodyguards for the house.”

“Of course. I didn’t expect Second Brother to… If I hadn’t been [bailiantales.com]away on business, this wouldn’t have happened. He really picked a good time…”

Listening to the person on the other end of the phone, Cheng Lingxue’s fingertips gripping the phone turned slightly pale.

Yes…

How could it be such a coincidence?

Although she did not know whether Cheng Wenchi knew, Cheng Lingxue was clear that that person must have had a hand in it…

“Lingxue, Third Uncle can’t protect you openly, so you must protect yourself properly. That Xie family girl isn’t a good person. Stay away from her. Don’t be fooled just because she looks good.”

Cheng Wenhao spoke on and on, his tone filled with care for Cheng Lingxue.

Completely different from Cheng Wenchi, this feeling made Cheng Lingxue feel warm, and her tone softened slightly.

“I will, Third Uncle. I’ll protect myself properly… And…”

She has changed a lot…

“Mm? What is it?”

“Nothing. Third Uncle, go handle your work. I hear someone calling you, so let’s stop here for now.”

“Alright, alright. I’ll send you the documents when the time comes.”

After a few more words, the call finally ended.

Holding the phone and feeling the faint warmth on it, Cheng Lingxue lifted her gaze and looked toward the first small balcony on the second floor of the villa.

That was Xie Shuyun’s room.

She raised her head slightly, feeling the warm sunlight outside, and touched her bite-prevention collar.

Although Xie Shuyun had gone wild yesterday, there was not a single bit of damage on the bite-prevention collar.

In her memories, no matter whether she was in rut or not, read the original at bailiantales.com Xie Shuyun had always bitten down without mercy.

Yet this time, even the alarm on the bite-prevention collar had not sounded.

This made Cheng Lingxue unable to help feeling puzzled.

Could a person’s change really be that great?